Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-09


Totals OF cleaTings at twenty nine cities
are one-ffth larger for May and for five
months than in 1884, but New YCrks's are
10 per cent. smaller for May and per
cent smaller for five months than in 1884.
While, together, they are per cent. less
than in May, 1884, and hardly equal for
five months to the record for 1884. The
three sets OF totals average about 40 per
cent. ahead Of May and the total for FIVE
months in 1855. Compared with May,
1856, the gain is about 20 per cent. for
thirty cities, but for five months the gsin
is only 9 per cent, owing to the heavy de-
cline at New York. For five days ended
Yesterday the total clesungs aggregated
1901 100000, decline of S58, 200, 600, or
per cent for the (short) week. This is
gain of but 500 100000 over the total
for the like week in 1886, less than per
cent. Leading domestic money mar
ketS continue to show the
prolonged upwilIingnegs OF funds to re-
turn from the west, for which real estate
investment, produce speculation, and
demands from wool and grain growing
regions are primarily responsible. Chi
cago drew funds from New York during
the week. Discount rates have not
changed materially. The New York stock
market is dull and sprI.less. Activity is
confined TO manipulation by the bull pools
or bear raids by traders. Little signif-
.cance attaches TO the fluctuations. The
general feeling is, however, bullish on
the outcome, and there is q certain meas
ufe of duh strength in the market.
The industrial situation has been i'm
proved by the going back to work Of over
1000 of the 5000 striking and locked-out
stove holders at eighteen cities Brad
streets records show that 1868 men
struck during May against PIG, 200 In
May, 1855, making total for five months
sufs226 sos strikers land employees locked
OUT, against sac, $50 in five months Of
1856. The number Of strikes this year,
however, is $50, against (nOminally) lG4
in 1886. The coke strike continues, but
is likely to be settled soon,
Notwithstanding newspaper predic-
lions to the contrary. Three more
blast furnaces have banked down, two in
Ohio and one in Pennsylvania, with 1900
tons weekly capacity. This makes the
total idle hfty-six, with $4,000 tons
weekly capacity. The coke and blum
nous furnaces on May had about 190,-
600 tons of stock, of which about 10000
tons was Bessemer. They have curtelled
output during May Owing to the coke
strike) about 145, 900 tons. Steel mills
are not all running under full Roadway.
Reports that all coke ovens in Pennsyl-
vania are idle are based on ignorance.
About 5000 tons daily are being pro-
duced, or about l6 per cent. OF the
probable capacity of the state. The east
ern boot and shoe factories are receiving
good orders, but leather is quiet and
dull, hemloCk and union crop sole being
Ic. lower than three months ago. There
Is no improvement in the woolen-goCds
industry. No stocks of best grades of
cotton are accommodating. New York
auction rooms have done the most bust
ness In dry goods. Cotton sold low, par
ticularly quilts, but fannels brought
fair prices. Staple cottons are
strong. Cotton is 3-I6c. higher and
strong, with small supplies and good pros
pective demand. Sales of refined sugar
have been checked, after free arrivals. J
Coffee has continued sensitive, variable
and animated, with further advance Of
&c.
Produce trading has been moderately
active at Chicago, and steady in pro-
visions, and irregulsrly active and eX-
cited in grain. Deliveries in wheat there |
were not so:lsrge as expected June l, and
it is believed that the cliques have now
turned their attention to July and later
options. II is known that two leading
brokerage houses, identified with the |
wheat deal from the first, were prepared |
to receive and pay for more than $780, |
900 of the cereal Bradstreet's.
BUfTER-lOal21Ic per n creamery zoe.
COFFEE-Rio, fair &c: prime 231c; choice !
245Ic; Laguyra 2l55c; Java SAC; Golden Bio |
Soc: Pea Berry &c.
OHEESE-The better grades and Ohio factory |
l0HlOISc; full cream twins Ice.